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Paul Jones
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
London
Post Code

Telephone: 0207 123456. Mobile: 07779 123456. Email: pauljones123@email.com

PART QUALIFIED TRADEMARK ATTORNEY

 Tr ad e Mark Management - Team P layer – Problem Solver 

Part Qualified Trade Mark Attorney with almost five years experience preparing and managing all
aspects of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property work. Advising clients at every level,
advocacy at Trade Mark Registry hearings, drafting licence and assignments documents. Now ready and
qualified to make a continued significant contribution within the next stage of my career as a
Trademark Attorney / Solicitor preferably within Intellectual Property / Trade Mark Management.
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 Intellectual property work
 Domain registrations
 Problem solving
 Opposition management
 Team player
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Prosecuting trade mark applications  Advocacy
 New brand integrations  MS Office
 Interviewing / negotiations  Legal research
 Board level presentations  Report writing
 Community trade marks  Computer literacy

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ITMA qualified Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Professional Examinations. April 2005
ITMA member Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys 2000 - present
LLB (Hons) University of Greenwich, London. 1991 - 95
Seminar Two day Seminar on the Madrid System of International 2005
Registration of Marks organized by the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva, Switzerland .
Diploma French Course, ACCORD École des Langues, Vincennes, Paris. 1996 - 97

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSISTANT Jul 03 – Present
Write Company A Here, London
Responsible for advising on copyright and design issues as well as domain name registering and
renewals; licence and assignment drafting; advising on trademark availability searches; prosecuting
trade mark applications worldwide; managing opposition, cancellation and invalidity actions. Reporting
to the Regional Intellectual Property Adviser and communicating interdepartmentally.
 Integrated Nestle UK Trade mark database with worldwide Nestle web based database.
 Integrated Irish and Nordic Trade Mark work after taking over responsibility in 2001 and 2003
respectively.
 Instrumental in integrating and assimilating new brands into Nestlé UK, Ireland and Nordic
Region portfolio such as SKI, PURINA.
 Undertook Trademark Registry hearings.
 Helped create the Intellectual Property Law Information Page on the Legal Intranet site.
 Solved IP problems / issues for UK, Ireland and the Nordic Region.
 Gained good experience of the Madrid International Trade Mark System and the Community Trade Mark.
 Gained quality experience on a 4 month secondment to Intellectual Property Group our Head Office.
 Prosecuted trade mark applications worldwide.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)

LEGAL ASSISTANT (PERSONAL INJURY) Jul 99 – Jul 03

Write Company B here, London
Responsible for interviewing witnesses: preparing witness statements, conferences with counsel,
arranging conferences / meetings / hearings, ordering and interpreting medical records. Communicated
with Solicitors, County and High Court Officials, personnel in other government departments, as well as
potential witnesses about Legal proceedings.
 Reported to Head of Personal Injury Group.
 Attended court on behalf of the department assisting counsel.
 Drafted instructions to counsel/experts, pursuing enquires/investigations.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Jan 98 – Jul 99

Write Company C Here, London
 Calculated pension entitlements for civil service employees.
 Met clients and resolved issues.
 Carried out Internet research.
 Assisted in annual report writing for various public sector pension schemes.

MORTGAGE ASSISTANT Oct 95 – Apr 96

Write Company D Here, Derby
 Analyzed and rectified account errors.
 Dealt with customer complaints on the telephone.
 Liaised with Head Office on cases requiring legal action.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Feb 89 – Sep 89

Benefits Agency, Derby
 Calculated income support benefits for clients and handled telephone enquires.

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Interests and Pastimes: Keeping fit, gym, cinema, travelling, website design.
Born: 1971.

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